Textile Developer

Textile Developer

Location: Beaverton, OR

Contract length: 6 months

Schedule: Hybrid in Beaverton, OR (WFH Fridays)

Pay: $30-$32/hr, DOE

The Planet Group is looking for a Textile Developer to join our well-known retail brand on a 6-month contract! This role is 40 hours per week and will be hybrid in Beaverton, OR, working from home on Fridays.

Textile Developer Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in a Textile Science, Apparel or a combination of relevant education, experience, and training

Minimum of 1 year experience of an apparel product creation role or similar industry experience

Technical materials knowledge, including yarns, knitting, weaving, dyeing, printing and finishing techniques

Knowledge of knits, wovens, ribs and print

Experience partnering with vendor to develop and test a material from inception to production

Strong verbal and written communications skills

Digital literacy, including Microsoft office software and Product Data Management

Experience managing multiple projects with competing resources and deadlines across multiple seasons

Strong information seeking-skills and a drive to make things happen

Ability to work independently and cooperatively in a diverse group

Ability to network and apply internal and external resources

Experience working with performance materials is highly desired

Knowledge of industry material trends

Ability to travel up to approximately 10% of the time

Passion for textiles, print and pattern

Technical materials knowledge, critical thinking and collaborative skills

Strong skills in textile and print development as well as an understanding of the product creation process

Textile Developer Description:

Deliver creative material solutions for performance and lifestyle Apparel product

Explore ideas in textiles and print/pattern from trend through technological advancements

Enable collaboration with the product creation team partners to deliver on the highest level of athlete experience with a commercialized materials palette grounded in our key sustainability goals

Drive seasonal material development in partnership with vendors and manufacturing teams from concept to commercialization, including requesting testing, tracking and creative material solutions

Other duties as assigned

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